It’s late June and you realize you don’t have enough basil planted. There aren’t many plants left at the garden stores and even if there were, they cost more than you want to spend. The solution? Take cuttings of your already existing basil. In a pinch you can even buy a basil plant in the grocery store or maybe try just basil as a packaged herb. I’ve done it when I wanted a basil plant for indoors in the winter. Refer to the tip “Take a Cutting” from a May thymely tip for details on how to take a cutting and root it. Basil is quick to root and grows quickly. A dilute solution of fertilizer used when watering will encourage it to grow. When planting the hardened-off plant use slow release granular fertilizer to encourage growth.
-Sandy
